What is a boil? Furuncle, commonly known as furuncle, likes to grow on people's face, neck and buttocks because these parts are rich in hair follicles. At first, it was just a small red knot centered on hair follicles, but it still hurt to the touch. If not treated in time, it will fester in two or three days, and it will hurt more and more. Later, you can see a pus suppository formed in the center of the induration, sometimes pus flows out, and sometimes pus accumulates under the skin, which feels soft and has a sense of fluctuation. Why is it easy to grow boils in summer? This situation is due to the hot weather, which makes the skin sweat more easily and then block pores, leading to folliculitis further developing into furuncle. It is recommended to keep the skin clean and dry to reduce this situation. You may think it's no big deal to have boils, but if you have boils on your ass, it will be fatal to sedentary office workers. Not only does sitting hurt, but even someone gently sweeps a piece of toilet paper, which hurts. It hurts to stand, so I can do nothing but lie in bed. Because of the inconvenience, people generally don't squeeze or dig boils on their buttocks with their hands, and most of them ask doctors for help. But for the face and neck, many people may feel itchy and can't help squeezing. However, it should be emphasized here that you can't squeeze! ! ! This is because the essence of boils is purulent infection around a single hair follicle. Squeezing will spread the infection downward or around, and once it spreads to multiple hair follicles, carbuncle will form. From the glyph alone, we can think that the word carbuncle is like a combination of multiple carbuncle characters, which is more troublesome to handle. Moreover, squeezing by hand will rupture capillaries, and bacteria can easily enter blood vessels. If the squeezed place is in a dangerous triangle, it is very dangerous.
? How to treat boils?
We already know that boils are bacterial infections, and of course anti-infection treatment is needed. You can always keep an ointment of mupirocin and fusidic acid, which can be bought in pharmacies. If you find a small red papule, or a boil but not suppurated, apply it early, and it will be fine. However, pregnant women, lactating women and children under 2 years old need to be used under the guidance of doctors or pharmacists, and the general population can use them with confidence. If you find a boil, it's not a small red pimple, but suppurated, and you even feel liquid inside. Nine times out of ten, there is still a bag of pus below, which needs to be treated in the nearest community hospital. If necessary, it may be cut open to drain pus. If the boils fester and there are symptoms of fever and headache, it means that the inflammation has spread, and it is time to go to the hospital, which may require systemic medication.